Senior Manager Project Strategy and Planning | Product Development & Design

About the role

You will be responsible to lead a high performing project management office centre of excellence for the Product Development & Design (PDD) division, ensuring all major programmes and transformation initiatives are managed with best-in-class standards. The role is responsible for embedding robust programme management practices, driving delivery excellence, and providing strategic oversight, governance, tracking, risk management, and assurance across the project portfolio. The Senior Manager acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment of PDD initiatives with the Group's strategic objectives and customer-centric vision.

As part of your role, your responsibilities will be inclusive of, but not limited to the following :

Strategic

• Define and implement the PMO vision, strategy, and operating model to support the division's transformation and strategic objectives.
• Develop and oversee the division's programme and project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are prioritised, resourced, and aligned with the division's goals.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks to monitor operations, mitigate risks, and ensure regulatory and compliance adherence.
• Champion adoption of advanced project management technologies, methodologies, and digital platforms to improve visibility, agility, and decision quality.
• Provide forward-looking insights, scenario modeling, and investment recommendations to support executive decision-making.
• Drive divisional change initiatives by embedding a culture of performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Embed a culture of performance, accountability, and continuous improvement across all programme teams.
• Lead the development and implementation of KPI frameworks to track, report, and drive performance and benefits realisation across all initiatives.
• Oversee risk management strategies, ensuring risks are proactively identified, assessed, mitigated, and escalated as appropriate.
• Provide assurance to senior leadership through regular reviews, audits, and independent health checks of programme delivery.
• Drive divisional change initiatives by embedding a culture of performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Operational

Be part of an extraordinary story

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You'll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.

Qualifications

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